1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre,
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to
7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the
8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards,
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed
22 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make